New Delhi, December 3: A Patiala House court in Delhi on Monday discharged Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal and six others in a case involving rioting in front of former prime minister Manmohan Singh's residence and two other places in connection with alleged coal scam in 2012.

Delhi's Patiala House Court discharged Arvind Kejriwal and others in a 2012 case. Arvind Kejriwal and six of his aides were facing a case for trying to stage protests near then PM Manmohan Singh's residence and two other places in connection with alleged coal scam (file pic) pic.twitter.com/htP9cW8OGG

As the some of the protesting volunteers attacked the police with sticks, police then fired several rounds of tear gas in retaliation. In the clash, the barricade was damaged along with certain plants, informed police.